“Solitude is independence. It had been my wish and with the years I have attained it.” — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
He is the Cat that walks by himself, and all places are alike to him. — Rudyard Kipling Copy Share Image
Economic independence is the foundation of the only sort of freedom worth a damn — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence. — Rita Rudner Copy Share Image
The Independence and Liberty you possess are the work of joint councils and joint efforts, of common dangers, sufferings and successes. — George Washington Copy Share Image
I pledged to put country before party and assert my independence when it reflects my principles or the needs of Central Virginia,… — Abigail Spanberger Copy Share Image
Puerto Ricans are United States citizens, and I think that the issue of statehood or independence needs to be addressed and needs… — Rosie Perez Copy Share Image
We believe in government involvement that leads to independence: good schools, quality roads and the best health care. — Rick Perry Copy Share Image
A man who relies upon himself wins a sort of glorious independence. For he has not to wait to be helped by… — Self-reliance Copy Share Image
But this is altogether a mark of the most common sort of men, for it is in your power whenever you choose… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
Mahatma Gandhi went from Africa to India, and once India won its freedom, it helped African countries to get their independence. — Omar al-Bashir Copy Share Image
If you think Independence Day is America's defining holiday, think again. Thanksgiving deserves that title, hands-down. — Tony Snow Copy Share Image
Freedom does not consist in any dreamt-of independence from natural laws, but in the knowledge of these laws, and in the possibility… — Friedrich Engels Copy Share Image
The great danger for family life, in the midst of any society whose idols are pleasure, comfort and independence, lies in the… — Pope John Paul II Copy Share Image
The Lord's Prayer is 66 words, the Gettysburg Address is 286 words, there are 1.322 words in the Declaration of Independence, but… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
There are a few people who are, let's say, personality-challenged, who would like to set up a cult, but in large part… — Liz Williams Copy Share Image
We must have serious dialogue between Catalonia and the Spanish state on a referendum, on independence, and on how a separation from… — Carles Puigdemont Copy Share Image
Men whose only concern is other people's opinion of them are like actors who put on a poor performance to win the… — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
But I think that Australians have a sort of independence, and I think that, rightly or wrongly, they tend to make their… — Joan Sutherland Copy Share Image
I've been lucky to be a part of many blockbuster movies... in which it's hard to get to that level of being… — Bill Pullman Copy Share Image
I think the Tata Group's greatest contribution to the growth of the Indian economy and Indian industry probably happened in the pre-independence… — Ratan Tata Copy Share Image
What constitutes the bulwark of our liberty and independence? It is not our frowning battlements, our bristling sea-coasts, our army and our… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
Learn obedience first. Among these Western nations, with such a high spirit of independence, the spirit of obedience is equally strong. We… — Swami Vivekananda Copy Share Image
When I say that terrorism is war against civilization, I may be met by the objection that terrorists are often idealists pursuing… — Benjamin Netanyahu Copy Share Image
I always have looked at "indie" as a term of "independence." Never associated a sonic gesture with that in the same way… — Solange Knowles Copy Share Image
“It has often given my pleasure to observe, that independent America was not composed of detached and distant territories, but that one… — John Jay Copy Share Image
To the frustrated, freedom from responsibility is more attractive than freedom from restraint. They are eager to barter their independence for relief… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
In a free government the security for civil rights must be the same as that for religious rights. ...under the republican forms… — James Madison Copy Share Image